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Jan 1, 1111
llegada de los indígenas nativos
They might hve come from asia via teh bring straight or from the phillipins with trasatlantic kayacs. -
Jan 1, 1521
arrival of the spaniards
Christopher Colombus arrived first, followed by the conquistadores and ended by the bussinesmen. -
declaration of independence
criollos and peninsulares signed the declaration of indepence from Spain. This is the birth of the country of Guatemala -
United Provinces
Guatemala becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America, which also include
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua -
war!
Guatemala declares war on the Axis powers -
Arbenz
Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzman becomes president, continuing Arevalo's reform -
us intervention
Land reform stops with the accession to power of Colonel Carlos Castillo in a coup
backed by the US and prompted by Arbenz's nationalization of plantations of the United Fruit
Compan -
earthquake
27,000 people are killed and more than a million rendered homeless by earthquake -
drug war
November - Guatemala's leading anti-drugs investigator is arrested in the US on charges
of drug trafficking -
Alvaro Colom
November - Alvaro Colom of the center-left National Unity of Hope Party wins presidential
elections with nearly 53 percent of the vote
